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Old 08-11-2009, 07:34 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Aedo View Post
They drain some power due to increased backpressure and increase power through greater fuel consumption. They also increase total costs due to increased stress on the engine and subsequent decrease in engine life etc.

What I was mostly trying to point out is that the additional power from a turbocharger is not free.
i mean i guess if you looked at it that way.never thought about the back pressure it cant be that much though.
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